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The United Nations Information Service Geneva covers a range of activities taking place at the United Nations Office at Geneva, from meeting of the Human Rights Council and peace talks to other major conferences and events. Accredited journalists can participate in bi-weekly briefings chaired by the UN Geneva spokesperson and attended by the spokespeople of UN funds, programmes and specialized agencies based in Geneva. Correspondents also have access to scheduled press conferences, stakeouts and background briefings on an almost daily basis.

The UN Information Service also regularly issues press releases and meeting summaries of major meetings happening in Geneva, including the sessions of the Human Rights Council, the human rights committees, and the Conference on Disarmament. Facilities for the media include free or rented workspaces and access to radio and television studios and services, upon availability. 

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Critical Minerals: myths and realities Press Conference

 

  • Dario Liguti, Director, Sustainable Energy Division, UNECE

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Update on UN Peacekeeping and Mine Action Work
  • Jean-Pierre Lacroix, Under-Secretary-General for Peace Operations

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Updates on Mine Action work:

- Ridding the Occupied Palestinian Territory and Ukraine of explosive hazards and landmines

- Children and Blast Injuries Report - The devastating impact of explosive weapons on children 2020–2025

- Legacy Contamination in the Solomons Islands


  • Julius Dirk Van Der Walt, Chief UNMAS OPT
  • Paul Heslop, Special Adviser on Mine Action to UN Resident Coordinator Ukraine
  • Inspector Clifford Tunuki , Solomon Islands Director of the Police EOD Department
  • Narmina Strishenets, Senior Conflict & Humanitarian Advocacy Adviser, Save the Children UK

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UN Geneva Press Briefing

UN Geneva Press Briefing

 Alessandra Vellucci, Director of the United Nations Information Service in Geneva, chaired a hybrid press briefing, which was attended by the Co-Chairs of the Global Dialogue on Artificial Intelligence Governance, the Special Envoy for Digital and Emerging Technologies, the Deputy…
Presentation of Credentials

New Permanent Representative of Lithuania Presents Credentials to the Director-General of the United Nations Office at Geneva

Rytis Paulauskas, the new Permanent Representative of Lithuania to the United Nations Office at Geneva, today presented his credentials to Tatiana Valovaya, the Director-General of the United Nations Office at Geneva.Prior to his appointment to Geneva, Mr. Paulauskas had been serving as Permanent…
UN Geneva Press Briefing

UN INFORMATION SERVICE GENEVA PRESS BRIEFING

 Alessandra Vellucci, Director of the United Nations Information Service in Geneva, chaired a hybrid press briefing, which was attended by the spokespersons and representatives of UN Women, the United Nations Refugee Agency, and the United Nations Environment Programme.Lebanon-Israel…
Meeting Summaries

Experts of the Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination Commend Cyprus on Strengthening its Ombudsperson, Ask about Racist Hate Speech and Restrictions on Movement from the North to the South of the Country

 The Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination today concluded its consideration of the twenty-fifth periodic report of Cyprus on its implementation of the International Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination.  Committee Experts commended the…
Meeting Summaries

Experts of the Committee against Torture Praise Absence of Deaths in Italian Juvenile Penal Institutions, Raise Questions on High Rates of Suicide in Prisons and the Practice of Outsourcing Migrant Detention to Albania

The Committee against Torture this afternoon concluded its review of the seventh periodic report of Italy on efforts made to implement the provisions of the Convention against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment.  Committee Experts praised Italy for the…
Meeting Summaries

Experts of the Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination Welcome Slovenia’s Anti-Discrimination Laws and Institutions, Ask about the 2025 Public Safety Act and Support Measures for the Roma

 The Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination today concluded its consideration of the combined twelfth to fourteenth periodic reports of Slovenia on its implementation of the International Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination.  Committee…
Meeting Summaries

Vice-Chair of the Subcommittee on Prevention of Torture Presents Annual Report to the Committee against Torture

The Vice-Chair of the Subcommittee on Prevention of Torture this morning presented the Subcommittee’s nineteenth annual report to the Committee against Torture. Elīna Šteinerte, Vice-Chairperson of the Subcommittee on Prevention of Torture, said it was deeply regrettable that due to the…
Meeting Summaries

Experts of the Committee against Torture Welcome Tajikistan’s Progress in Penitentiary Reform, Raise Questions on Training on the Convention and Prisoners Serving Life Sentences

The Committee against Torture this afternoon concluded its review of the fourth periodic report of Tajikistan on efforts made to implement the provisions of the Convention against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment.  Committee Experts welcomed Tajikistan…
Meeting Summaries

Experts of the Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination Commend Serbia’s Human Rights Monitoring Body, Ask about Structural Discrimination against the Roma and the Detention of Asylum Seekers and Migrants

 The Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination today concluded its consideration of the combined sixth to ninth periodic reports of Serbia under the International Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination.  Committee Experts commended the State…
UN Geneva Press Briefing

UN GENEVA PRESS BRIEFING

 Alessandra Vellucci, Director of the United Nations Information Service in Geneva, chaired a hybrid press briefing, which was attended by the spokespersons and representatives of the Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs, the World Food Programme, the International…

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